Deadline Day Latest: Middlesbrough's Given talks hit a snag

MIDDLESBROUGH'S attempts to sign Shay Given until the end of the season look like ending in disappointment after talks with Aston Villa hit a snag.

Boro are trying to set up a new loan deal that would see Given remain at the Riverside until the end of the campaign rather than return to Villa Park next month.

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However, that would mean Villa losing the right to recall the Ireland international if they wanted to, and they're reluctant for that to happen.

If there isn't a new loan arrangement today, then Given will have to return to Villa Park when his existing loan expires on February 28 - and there'll be no chance of Boro extending it beyond that point.

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